The Lampies is a British 2000-2002 animated children's television series created by David Bonner and features a mix of 2D and 3D animation. Created by David Bonner in conjunction with Uli Meyer Animation Studios and music by Mcasso Music, there are 50 eleven-minute episodes that were originally commissioned by the BBC. Financial issues caused the creative and business drive to falter and momentum was lost. In 2003 The Lampies IP was bought from the receiver by a private investor. Surviving episodes of The Lampies remain available on VHS and DVD in the United Kingdom. Plot A group of sprite-like power engineers maintain and defend the lamp post H032 which is the critical area of the entire Lighting Network. The Roons, who live in the sewers below, are the creatures who plan to threaten the Lighting Network due to their strong dislike to the presence of light. Sewer rats can also prove to be a pest to the Lampies. Characters and Voice Cast The Lampies Crew Burnout (voiced by Jimmy Hibbert) – The laid back Foreman of the Lampies who has to run scheduled switches for the lamp light. He has green skin, white hair and wears a blue jumpsuit. Spotlight (voiced by Eve Karpf) – The routine inspector of the Lampies. She acts like mother to the other Lampies. She has green skin, lavender hair and (mostly) wears a pink jumpsuit. Charge (voiced by Rob Rackstraw) – The clumsy, day-dreaming assistant worker of the Lampies. He is the most prone to problems. He has blue skin, blue hair and wears a yellow jumpsuit. There is a running gag involving Charge falling into control room through the hole in the ceiling. Contact (voiced by Susan Sheridan) – The serious and sensible computer operator of the Lampies. She has reddish skin, red hair and wears a yellow jumpsuit. Livewire (voiced by Susan Sheridan) – The cute and feisty young girl of the Lampies, who is Dustywugg the Dog's owner as well as Contact's niece. She has pale pink skin, pink hair, speaks in a high-pitched voice, and (most of the time) wears a hot, red jumpsuit. She is often pushed around by the grown-ups, nevertheless she saves the day several times. Dustywugg the Dog (voiced by Jimmy Hibbert) – A furry sprite who serves as the Lampies' pet and mascot. He has orange fur and can be quite cheeky, although his owner,